production mode photo dump pt.3

with days away from the Indie Arts Market, here is the last photo dump for your true eyes.

i had enough time to knock out four new wolf portraits, a personal favourite item. they tug hard on my heartstrings with how so much life is given to those little faces with just a little collar or set of glasses.

you know what to do.

found a touch of a lovely burnt gold suede

hearts pops at every stage

for scale, each portrait is mounted in a thrifted 5x7 picture frame so each is one of a kind

deciding the gentlemen and ladies

this gentlemen are too hip to quit

lady monocle for a touch of class

based the suede one on the Maned Wolf of south america, its color is similar to a fox

waiting on their frames and names

i did a little inventory and planned out my table display but you'll have to come out and see for yourself!

even had a pinch of time to sneak in a little gift to my mounbound self

tomorrow i'll be announcing a little bit of good craftlife news so tune in then and come adopt a wolf thursday!

interally yours,

sister valentine

a craft sale & new goodies!

next weekend is the date!

come out to Sheridan College (trafalgar campus) for the open house and craft sale from 9am to 4pm. you can find me there with all the new goodies i've been busy making this past month like patchwork zipper pouches in several sizes,

some pretty adorable wolf portraits ready to hang and watch over your true hearts

 and iphone hardcase packs which i'm probably most excited about!

in each themed pack you'll get one clear hardcase and  three interchangeable faceplates made with images from vintage textbooks and children's books.

i have packs for both iphone 4 and 5 whith themes from cowboy, shark, anatomy, hair and undersea. i can't wait to see how people will react to them.

also excited to be selling my wolf-moon knit hats, which i can not seem to stop making despite what my sore knitter knuckles may say.

there will only be a select few of these happy pom pomed goodies along with striped knitted hats and cowls. what better way to join a pack than with a happy pom pom?

i'll also have some old goodies like a few more spaceboy scarves which are naturally dyed and silkscreen with some love letters written to that imaginary boy who lives on the moon.

they're all light weight cotton and triple or double wrap infinity scarves, making it perfect for chilly spring or fall days.

i also came across a whole herd of pillow monster friends that were hiding in my petite workshop and they all need happy homes.

i always have a fun time at this sale but i'm especially excited with all the goodies i've made this time around. invite your friends and family to come say hello at my table and don't forget to check out all the open studios in the arts and crafts wing, it's where this funny little craftlife of mine stems from!

internally yours,

sister valentine

bust a wolf!

before the always busy buzzing of christmas i was part of a pretty fun show at Hashtag Gallery in toronto. every piece of the show had to be no larger than 4x4 inches and can be in any medium you wanted. i've always been a fan of small pieces, the viewer has to step right up to the piece for a more intimate viewing.

 i wanted to do something dimensional and decided to make little portraits of my forever loved wolves.  i got to meet some of the true hearts that bought these wolves right off the wall and it made me feel so great knowing how excited they were to take one home. 

my favorite part of making wolves is adding the little noses and eyes bringing so much life to each one, but i never knew how much more life they could take on with a monocle or cutie peter pan collar. putting them into little frames makes them more about the little personalities the accessories gives them like a quirky or interesting family member and (hopefully for the veiwer) not like hunting trophies. ready your true hearts 'cause they are a lot of adorable!

these were more fun to make than the standing wolves, making me of course wanting to make more of this new kind of wolf pack (talk about craftlife troubles) and so, i did just that.
with certain things involving a certain imaginary boy who lives on the moon planned for the spring, i wanted to knock out a good little pack of these before this production laps over with the one.

with this new pack of wolf portraits i wanted to play and experiment a little with larger patterned fabrics then i came across a classy black velvet in my fabric stash that maybe made me gasp. 

yups, velvet. how could i pass up making a top shelf class act wolf? i see another monocled one in my craftlife future and i'm perfectly ok with that.

stuffing the 'experimental' ones gave me a little surprise of how good they looked, they tend to look quite different without stuffing...or ears. 

my other handmade wolves have always been in the gray-black-white colors like the gray wolf but along with the patterned fabric i've decided on some beige and brown wolf bust portraits. the subspecies of the gray wolf, the timber wolf, usually has more brown and beige with a touch of black in their coat colors so i wanted to play with that this time.

unlike the first little pack i made, these wolves will be in decorative vintage thrifted frames so they'll be ready to hang. 

my instagram is on the fritz again but at least i'm able to upload photos at least to share the progress with this pack so peek on there or my twitter feed. 

i'll post again when these pups are good and fully dressed for your true hearts!

internally yours,

sister valentine